sinisterkidd Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 not in stock at my ikea and cant get them online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Can we get a video of the platter playing with the LED lights attached? I want to see what it looks like when a colored vinyl is spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolt Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I did it and shot video - you can check it out on my vinyl blog: http://vinylanswer.tumblr.com/post/39916069547/last-week-i-got-an-acrylic-platter-for-my Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I did it and shot video - you can check it out on my vinyl blog: http://vinylanswer.tumblr.com/post/39916069547/last-week-i-got-an-acrylic-platter-for-my Thanks! That was cool. I wonder if there's a way to attach the lights to the bottom of the platter so that the lights rotate? I also wonder if there's such a thing that could illuminate the entire platter so that if you play a colored vinyl, the light that would shine through would reflect the color of the record. Nevertheless, awesome video. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'm sorry but I can't be the only person that thinks this is a little tacky. It looks so cheap to me. Whatever floats your boat I guess but definitely not my cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'm sorry but I can't be the only person that thinks this is a little tacky. It looks so cheap to me. Whatever floats your boat I guess but definitely not my cup of tea. I like the concept. I wish the entire platter lit up and that it didn't look like Christmas lights. However, I understand how some people might like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisterkidd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 That video does make it look a little tacky. Pro-ject should make lighted platters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Why? They're made to sound good, not be night lights. trevorxramage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Also what is all the noise when you turn the table on?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Why? They're made to sound good, not be night lights. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisterkidd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 it'd be cool. and i need a new night light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 it'd be cool. and i need a new night light Yeah, if it didn't take anything away from the sound, I don't see the big deal in flaming the idea. Looks kind of neat to me and it's obviously a low risk investment financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Yeah, if it didn't take anything away from the sound, I don't see the big deal in flaming the idea. Looks kind of neat to me and it's obviously a low risk investment financially. I couldn't see it not adding buzz. Not to mention a loose piece of paper below the platter would just freak me out. Edited to get rid of one hell of a fragment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 it'd be cool. and i need a new night light Cuz you're scared of the dark, and you stink like a fart. http://www.youtube.com/embed/plPsnWFng0w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I couldn't see it not adding buzz. Adding buzz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The current running through the lights might get picked up and if the paper is not secured is it not going to move at least a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Adding buzz? I think he's referring to how it would attract bees. But I could be completely off base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I think he's referring to how it would attract bees. But I could be completely off base. Bees also = honey. Would ruin the TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I couldn't see it not adding buzz. Not to mention a loose piece of paper below the platter would just freak me out. Edited to get rid of one hell of a fragment. I guess now would be as good a time as any to ask the couple of resident VCers who have indeed attempted this, how it hurts the sound, if any? I'd never even consider attempting this if I ever thought this would degrade the sound of my TT even if was only in my imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I mean, that guys video made a ton of noise when he turned his table on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbruise Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I mean, that guys video made a ton of noise when he turned his table on... Sounds like its scratching against paper. I heard it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolt Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hi - "That guy" here. Thanks for checking out the video. A few things: Yeah, looks tacky. While I wanted to see what it would look like, I wasn't much for the result, and have realized the platter's better off unlit, even though like I mentioned on the site, I came up with a different solution. To me, doing this project was more of a 'proof of concept' thing for me. My wife nearly fell over laughing watching me cut cardboard and so on— "Oh my God, you're crafting!" The noise you heard in the video wasn't static; it was a corner of the cardboard touching the belt drive spindle. I didn't have the system on when I made the video, just the turntable. I did play a record later (and I adjusted the cardboard) and there wasn't any electrical buzz that I could hear. Overall, it doesn't really work with anything other than a lightly colored, translucent record. Darker colors like green, red and purple didn't light up much at all, just orange and yellow vinyl. To me, it's more interesting when light from above passes through colored vinyl and changes the color of the platter. YMMV. Lastly, I too wanted a way to make the whole platter glow with lights that rotated with the platter itself—and I figured out out to do it. I will humbly say that the results look like the platter fell out of Tron. Best of all, it costs a lot less than $5—try 32 cents. You can see it in tomorrow's video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisterkidd Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cuz you're scared of the dark, and you stink like a fart. http://www.youtube.com/embed/plPsnWFng0w i was kidding, i actually cant sleep if there is any light in my room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolt Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hey - got the other video up online finally at my blog; here's the link http://vinylanswer.tumblr.com/post/40032864783/if-you-saw-yesterdays-video-i-was-trying-to-make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedannychang Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hey - got the other video up online finally at my blog; here's the link http://vinylanswer.tumblr.com/post/40032864783/if-you-saw-yesterdays-video-i-was-trying-to-make Awesome. Yeah the glow sticks look a lot better than the LED lights, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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